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Mount LX850 EQ GoTo Starlock without Tripod

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Product description

Meade LX850 mount with StarLock: The new Meade LX850 high-strength aluminium and stainless steel equatorial mount provides a precision tracking platform which is also suitable for larger telescopes. This accuracy is due to the large 147mm worm wheels and 17mm worm gears. The GPS supported AutoStar II computer control system can position the telescope on any of a large database of 144,000 astronomical objects.

Starlock is a camera and control system that performs three important functions

  • Periodic error correction (PEC)
  • precise GoTo positioning
  • auto-guiding for astrophotography with an accuracy of less than one arcsecond

  1. The two Starlock cameras with their different optics function perfectly together. The wide-field camera provides a rough positioning. The near-field camera can then position objects with an accuracy of up to one arcminute.
  2. Alignment also takes place via these two cameras. They bring the necessary alignment stars to the very centre of the field of view, as the basis for optimal GoTo.
  3. StarLock works using permanent and automatic auto-guiding for maximum tracking accuracy. As soon as the telescope returns to tracking mode after a slew (for example, after positioning an astronomical object), the near-field camera automatically searches for a suitable guide star down to a minimum brightness of 11 magnitude. This is then tracked as until the telescope is moved again.
  4. The Drift Alignment Assistant makes an optimal polar alignment possible when operating Starlock on an equatorial mount - the telescope slews to a matching star. A 30-second long exposure using the wide-field camera is used to calculate the exact deviation of the telescope from the true celestial pole. The mount then uses previously calculated true position. With the help of the fine adjustment on the polar wedge, the telescope can now be exactly aligned to this point - alignment of the azimuth axis is now perfect!
  5. Data for StarLock cameras

  • wide-field camera - lens diameter is 25mm, focal length is 26mm f/1.04, 1/2 CMOS sensor, field of view is 14.72°x11.78°
  • near-field camera - lens diameter is 80mm, focal length is 400mm f/5, 1/2 CMOS sensor, field of view id 57.2 'x 45.8'
  • weight 2.7kg

Note: The cameras are only for alignment and control of the telescope. You cannot read out their images. Doing astrophotography requires a separate camera.

Specifications

Capacity


Max. additional load capacity (kg)
41
Tracking speeds
solar, lunar, sideral
Motor speeds
1x, 2x, 8x, 16x, 64x
Input voltage
12
Amperage (A)
5
RA axis diameter (mm)
45
Motor type
Servomotors
Cable-guide
internal
Worm gear teeth (DEC) (piece)
225
Worm gear teeth (RA) (piece)
225
DEC worm gear diameter (mm)
147
RA worm gear diameter (mm)
147
Material of worm wheel
Aluminium
DEC worm shaft diameter (mm)
17
RA worm shaft diameter (mm)
17
Material of worm gear
Brass
Counterweight(s) (piece)
1 (12kg)
tracking over the meridian
20
Mounting saddle
Losmandy-Style
Polar elevation setting (°)
10 - 70
Weight mount head only (kg)
27
Built-in clock
yes
Drive type
Worm wheel

Special features


GoTo system
yes
Handcontroller
yes
PC interface
yes (USB)

Equipment


Tripod
without tripod
Other contents
Anti-Vibration Pads

General


Series
LX850
Type
Mount
Type of build
Equatorial

GoTo control


Database
144.000
Software
AutoStar II
GPS
yes
Alignment method
Starlock
GoTo Language
English
Precision
+/- 1
PEC correction
yes
WIFI
no
Polar Alignment
Starlock Drift Alignment

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Meade Mount LX850 EQ GoTo Starlock without Tripod
Meade Mount LX850 EQ GoTo Starlock without Tripod
Meade Mount LX850 EQ GoTo Starlock without Tripod
Meade Mount LX850 EQ GoTo Starlock without Tripod

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